TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND DATA TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD - A transmission/reception device includes a transmission device that divides a plurality of connection lines into a plurality of groups, determines corresponding connection lines in the plurality of groups, determines a correspondence between test pattern and the connection line, and outputs the test pattern to the plurality of connection lines based on the correspondence between the test pattern and the connection line, and a reception device that receives the test pattern from the transmission device, compares bits in a same position of the test pattern received through a corresponding connection line in the plurality of groups based on the correspondence between the test pattern and the connection line, and generates erroneous connection line information indicating an erroneous connection line as a connection line in which an error has occurred in the plurality of connection lines based on a result of the comparison.

2011-12-29

20110320886

STORAGE SYSTEM THAT FINDS OCCURRENCE OF POWER SOURCE FAILURE - One or more switches are interposed between a controller portion and a storage device. When transmission of a command to a certain storage device fails, a command is transmitted starting from an upstream side to a downstream side of a path between the controller portion and the switch to which the certain storage device is connected, and when command transmission fails while transmitting a command from a k

2011-12-29

20110320887

SCALABLE I/O ADAPTER FUNCTION LEVEL ERROR DETECTION, ISOLATION, AND REPORTING - A system for implementing scalable input/output (I/O) function level error detection, isolation, and reporting, the system comprising, an I/O hub communicatively coupled to a computer processor, system memory and at least one I/O adapter, the at least one I/O adapter include a function and the I/O hub including logic for implementing a method. The method comprising detecting an error in a communication initiated between the function and the system memory, the communication including an I/O request from an application. The method further comprising preventing future communication between the one function and the system memory in response to the detecting. The method additionally comprising notifying the application that the error in communication occurred in response to the detecting.

2011-12-29

20110320888

Load Balancing in Broker-Based Messaging Systems and Methods - An exemplary method includes a message broker subsystem receiving a message intended for delivery to a recipient software application instance, determining that the recipient software application instance is included in a plurality of functionally equivalent software application instances that are registered with a global directory service subsystem that is communicatively coupled to the message broker subsystem, automatically selecting a software application instance from the plurality of software application instances for receipt of the message in accordance with a load balancing heuristic, and attempting to deliver the message to the selected software application instance. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.

2011-12-29

20110320889

Server Reachability Detection - An application attempts to use a first protocol stack to send a first message to a server. After attempting to send the first message to the server, the application attempts to use a second protocol stack to send a second message to the server. After attempting to send the second message to the server, the application performs a timeout activity before a timeout period for the second message expires when the first message timed out. Alternatively, when the timeout period for the second message expires and the first message did not time out, the application performs the timeout activity. When the client device received a response to the second message from the server before the timeout period for the second message expires, the application performs a different activity.

2011-12-29

20110320890

DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS WITH INFORMATION SKEW AND REDUNDANT CONTROL INFORMATION AND METHOD - Apparatus and methods provide at least redundant control information such as control symbols and control data over respective channels, such as differential lanes, and skew at least the redundant control information in time between the plurality of transmission circuits. Non-control information such as video and/or audio data may also be skewed. Corresponding receiver circuits and methods are also disclosed.

2011-12-29

20110320891

Driving Method of Electronic Device - A method for driving an electronic device stably is provided. The electronic device includes a power supply circuit to which power is fed by power sequentially supplied from a contactless power feeding device, and a plurality of loads to which power is sequentially supplied from the power supply circuit. Further, a method for driving an electronic device stably is provided. The electronic device includes a power supply circuit to which power is fed by power supplied from a contactless power feeding device, and one or more loads to which the power supply circuit repeatedly supplies power. The power supply potential V

2011-12-29

20110320892

MEMORY ERROR ISOLATION AND RECOVERY IN A MULTIPROCESSOR COMPUTER SYSTEM - A system and computer implemented method for isolating errors in a computer system is provided. The method includes receiving a direct memory access (DMA) command to access a computer memory, a read response, or an interrupt; associating the DMA command to access the computer memory, the read response, or the interrupt with a stream identified by a stream identification (ID); detecting a memory error caused by the DMA command in the stream, the memory error resulting in stale data in the computer memory; and isolating the memory error in the stream associated with the stream ID from other streams associated with other stream IDs upon detecting the memory error.

2011-12-29

20110320893

G-ODLAT On-die Logic Analyzer Trigger with Parallel Vector Finite State Machine - An apparatus for debugging internal signals of integrated circuits is presented. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a number of vector registers associated with states of a state machine. A group of registers, associated with a state of the state machine, comprises a mask register an arm register. A comparator compares debug data with contents of the mask register and the arm register to determine a comparison result to be stored in one or more bit positions of the vector register. The apparatus further comprises a triggering logic unit to determine whether or not to trigger a fire event based on the vector registers.

2011-12-29

20110320894

Surrogate Circuit For Testing An Interface - A semiconductor die includes interface logic for performing a function on an external device, and a surrogate circuit in communication with the interface logic. The interface logic facilitates testing of the interface logic by attempting to perform the function on the surrogate circuit. The interface logic may be a memory interface, and the surrogate circuit may be a memory circuit that is a smaller and simpler replica of an external memory die. The surrogate circuit allows the interface logic to be tested before the semiconductor die is physically coupled to the external device, for exampled in a three dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC).

2011-12-29

20110320895

Test circuit for testing execution of a handshake protocol and method for testing execution of handshake protocol - The present invention relates to a checker circuit for a handshake protocol. The checker circuit detects common errors that occur when two communication unit on execute the handshake protocol. The checker circuit is characterized by a compact circuit design that is associated with reduced susceptibility to circuit errors and a significantly reduced spatial requirement. The invention also relates to a method for checking the execution of the handshake protocol.

2011-12-29

20110320896

Integrated Circuit Devices Having Selectively Enabled Scan Paths With Power Saving Circuitry - An integrated circuit device includes first and second latches (e.g, D-type flip flops) responsive to a clock signal. Each of the first and second latches respectively includes a data input terminal, a scan input terminal, a scan enable terminal and an output terminal. A combinational logic circuit may be provided, which is configured to receive the signal from the output terminal of the first latch and configured to generate a signal at the data input terminal of the second latch. A scan path is also provided, which is responsive to a scan enable signal. The scan path is configured to selectively pass a signal from the output terminal of the first latch to the scan input terminal of the second latch when the scan enable signal is active. A power saving switch is also provided. This switch, which is responsive to the scan enable signal, includes a first current carrying terminal electrically coupled to the scan path. The switch is configured to disable the scan path from passing the signal from the output terminal of the first latch to the scan input terminal of the second latch when the scan enable signal is in an inactive state.

2011-12-29

20110320897

CORE CIRCUIT TEST ARCHITECTURE - A scan test architecture facilitates low power testing of semiconductor circuits by selectively dividing the serial scan paths into shorter sections. Multiplexers between the sections control connecting the sections into longer or shorted paths. Select and enable signals control the operation of the scan path sections. The output of each scan path passes through a multiplexer to compare circuits on the semiconductor substrate. The compare circuits also receive expected data and mask data. The compare circuits provide a fail flag output from the semiconductor substrate.

2011-12-29

20110320898

Integrated Circuit Arrangement For Test Inputs - An integrated circuit chip includes a mainline function logic path communicatively connected to a first input/output (I/O) pin, a test logic path communicatively connected to the first I/O pin, a latch disposed between the communicative connection between the test logic function path and the first I/O pin, a second I/O pin communicatively connected to the latch, the second I/O pin operative to send a signal operative to change a state of the latch.

2011-12-29

20110320899

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RADIO BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A radio terminal generates a plurality of to-be-transmitted packets comprised of a code block and redundant bits for error detection, extracts transmission unit packets at the time of corresponding transmission from said plurality of to-be-transmitted packets, and links the transmission unit packets to generate and transmit a transmission packet. A radio base station measures and transmits, based on the redundant bits contained in each transmission unit packet, communication quality based on the redundant bits for each code block contained in each transmission unit packet. The radio terminal sets the transmission unit at the time of retransmission for each of the plurality of to-be-transmitted packets to a ratio according to the extent of degradation of communication quality for each code block, extracts the transmission unit packets at the time of the corresponding retransmission from the plurality of to-be-transmitted packets, and links the transmission unit packets to generate and retransmit the transmission packet.

2011-12-29

20110320900

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ERROR CHECK OF TRANSMISSION DATA - An error check apparatus including, a packet protocol error check processing circuit configure to detect a protocol error of a packet, a retry control circuit configured to receive the protocol error of the packet from the packet protocol error check processing circuit, and to perform request for retry for data of the packet if the received protocol error has not been detected from a packet retransmitted by retry request, and an error notification circuit configured to notify of the protocol error of the packet to a processing unit in a higher-level layer if the protocol error is not a first protocol error for the packet.

2011-12-29

20110320901

DATA TRANSFER DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF DATA TRANSFER DEVICE - A data transfer device includes a data transmitting circuit includes an error detection code generating unit generating an error detection code for detecting an error in the data, and a transmission unit transmitting the data and the error detection code together with retransmit enable information representing that corresponding data transmitted before the former data or transmitted next can be retransmitted, the data receiving circuit includes a reception unit receiving the transmitted data, the transmitted error detection code and the transmitted retransmit enable information, an error detection unit detecting the error in the received data based on the error detection code, an error data retaining unit retaining the data in which an error is detected when the reception unit receives the retransmit enable information, and an error data comparing unit that comparing the error detected data retained in the error data retaining unit with corresponding data that is retransmitted.

2011-12-29

20110320902

CONDITIONAL SKIP-LAYER DECODING - In one embodiment, a turbo equalizer is selectively operable in either first or second modes. In the first mode, layered (low-density parity-check (LDPC)) decoding is performed on soft-output values generated by a channel detector, where, for each full local decoder iteration, the updates of one or more layers of the corresponding H-matrix are skipped. If decoding fails to converge on a valid LDPC-encoded codeword and a specified condition is met, then LDPC decoding is performed in a second mode, where the updates of all of the layers of the H-matrix are performed for each full local decoder iteration, including the one or more layers that were previously skipped in the first mode. Skipping one or more layers in the first mode increases throughput of the decoder, while updating all layers in the second mode increases error correction capabilities of the decoder.

Data Sending/Receiving Method with Forward Error Correction and Related Component and System for Gigabit Ethernet - A method for sending data from a transmitter to a receiver in a transmission network comprising receiving outgoing data that is eight-bits-ten-bits (8b10b) encoded at a Gigabit Ethernet (GE) line rate from a physical medium attachment (PMA) layer, 8b10b decoding the received outgoing data, 64-bits-to-66-bits (64b66b) encoding the 8b10b decoded outgoing data, forward error correction (FEC) encoding the 64b66b encoded outgoing data, and serializing and sending the 64b66b and FEC encoded outgoing data at the GE line rate to a physical medium dependent (PMD) layer.

2011-12-29

20110320906

ENCODER, DECODER, AND ENCODING METHOD - An encoder and decoder using LDPC-CC which avoid lowering the transmission efficiency of information while not deteriorating error correction performance, even at termination; and an encoding method of the same. A termination sequence length determining unit (

2011-12-29

20110320907

DATA PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing circuit includes a receive circuit that receives data including a control bit for controlling a process of the data, a hold circuit that holds the received data, an error detection circuit that detects an error in the received data, a first correction circuit that corrects the received data when an error of the control bit in the received data is detected, and outputs the corrected data, and an output select circuit that outputs data held in the hold circuit when no error is detected in the control bit, and outputs the corrected data outputted from the first correction circuit when an error is detected in the control bit.

2011-12-29

20110320908

USER DATA BROADCAST MECHANISM - This disclosure relates to method, device and system for detecting errors in a communication system. A signal is received from a transmitter at a receiver wherein the signal includes a data portion and a result of a hash function. The hash function is computed in part from a transmitter identification code. The receiver determines if the result of the hash function matches both the data portion and the transmitter identification code. The receiver discards the signal if the result of the hash function does not match both the data portion and the transmitter identification code of the transmitter.

2011-12-29

20110320909

MEMORY SYSTEM FOR ERROR CHECKING FETCH AND STORE DATA - A memory system is provided. The memory system includes a memory element that is configured to selectively output data stored to and data fetched from the memory element. An error checking station is configured to receive the data stored to and the data fetched from the memory element. The error checking station is further configured to perform error checking on the data.

2011-12-29

20110320910

STORAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A storage system is provided. The storage system comprises a storage media, a storage controller and a host. The storage controller is connected to the storage media. The host is connected to the storage controller, and performs a physical resource management algorithm for managing a physical resource of the storage media, so as to output at least a media operation command to the storage controller. The storage controller performs the media operation command to manage the storage media. A storage management method is also provided.

2011-12-29

20110320911

Computer System and Method of Protection for the System's Marking Store - A method and apparatus for controlling marking store updates in a central electronic complex with a plurality of core processors and eDRAM cache and interconnect bus to a service processor for loading memory controller firmware to dual-channel DDR3 memory controllers with an internal marking store. Loaded firmware of the memory controllers is responsible for tracking of ECC errors using a ECC decoder control whereby said marking store is written by a slow ECC decoder, and read by a fast ECC decoder for every read operation of said memory controllers to provide a blocking mechanism for notifying marking store firmware when the marking store has been updated and which guarantees that marking store firmware cannot write to the marking store until the marking store firmware has seen updates without causing the marking store hardware to time out.

RELIABILITY SUPPORT IN MEMORY SYSTEMS WITHOUT ERROR CORRECTING CODE SUPPORT - Methods and apparatuses for error correction. A N-bit block data to be stored in a memory device is received. The memory device does not perform any error correction code (ECC) algorithm nor provide designated error correction code storage for the N-bit block of data. Data compression is applied to the N-bit data to compress the block of data to generate a M-bit compressed block of data. A K-bit ECC is computed for the M-bit compressed data, wherein M+K is less than or equal to N. The M-bit compressed data and the K-bit ECC are stored together in the memory device.

2011-12-29

20110320914

ERROR CORRECTION AND DETECTION IN A REDUNDANT MEMORY SYSTEM - Error correction and detection in a redundant memory system that includes a memory controller; a plurality of memory channels in communication with the memory controller, the memory channels including a plurality of memory devices; a cyclical redundancy code (CRC) mechanism for detecting that one of the memory channels has failed, and for marking the memory channel as a failing memory channel; and an error correction code (ECC) mechanism. The ECC is configured for ignoring the marked memory channel and for detecting and correcting additional memory device failures on memory devices located on one or more of the other memory channels, thereby allowing the memory system to continue to run unimpaired in the presence of the memory channel failure.

2011-12-29

20110320915

METHOD AND SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE AND/OR RELIABILITY OF A SOLID-STATE DRIVE - A method and system to improve the performance and/or reliability of a solid-state drive (SSD). In one embodiment of the invention, the SSD has logic compress a block of data to be stored in the SSD. If it is not possible to compress the block of data below the threshold, the SSD stores the block of data without any compression. If it is possible to compress the block of data below the threshold, the SSD compresses the block of data and stores the compressed data in the SSD. In one embodiment of the invention, the SSD has logic to dynamically adjust or select the strength of the error correcting code of the data that is stored in the SSD. In another embodiment of the invention, the SSD has logic to provide intra-page XOR protection of the data in the page.

2011-12-29

20110320916

METHOD OF LIST DECODING AND RELATIVE DECODER FOR LDPC CODES - A method is for generating, for each check node related to a parity check equation of a LDPC code, signals representing a first output table of corrected values of symbols of a word received through a communication channel and transmitted according to the LDPC code, and signals representing a second output table of the logarithm of the ratio between the respective probability of correctness of the values of same coordinates in the first output table and their corresponding maximum probability of correctness. The method is implemented by processing the components of a first input table of values of a Galois Field of symbols that may have been transmitted and of a second input table of corresponding probability of correctness of each value.

2011-12-29

20110320917

METHOD OF DETERMINING A COORDINATE VALUE WITH RESPECT TO PATTERNS PRINTED ON A DOCUMENT - A method is disclosed of determining a coordinate value with respect to patterns printed on a document. Each pattern represents a sequence, with each sequence consisting of a repeating codeword of a cyclic position code. The pattern is sensed, and from each sensed pattern a respective sub-sequence of symbols is obtained. Each of the sub-sequences is then mapped to a respective mapped codeword of the cyclic position code. An offset between each mapped codeword and the codeword is determined, and a difference is derived between pairs of offsets. The coordinate value is derived by interpreting one of the differences as a marker separating the coordinate value from an adjacent coordinate value, and the remaining differences as digits of the coordinate value.

2011-12-29

20110320918

ERROR CORRECTION AND DETECTION IN A REDUNDANT MEMORY SYSTEM - Error correction and detection in a redundant memory system including a a computer implemented method that includes receiving data including error correction code (ECC) bits, the receiving from a plurality of channels, each channel comprising a plurality of memory devices at memory device locations. The method also includes computing syndromes of the data; receiving a channel identifier of one of the channels; and removing a contribution of data received on the channel from the computed syndromes, the removing resulting in channel adjusted syndromes. The channel adjusted syndromes are decoded resulting in channel adjusted memory device locations of failing memory devices, the channel adjusted memory device locations corresponding to memory device locations.

2011-12-29

20110320919

HIGH PERFORMANCE CACHE DIRECTORY ERROR CORRECTION CODE - Defining a set of correctable error and uncorrectable error syndrome code points, generating an error correction code (ECC) syndrome decode, regarding the uncorrectable error syndrome code points as “don't cares” and logically minimizing the ECC syndrome decode for the determination of the correctable error syndrome code points based on the regarding of the uncorrectable error syndrome code points as the “don't cares” whereby output data can be ignored for the uncorrectable error syndrome code points.

FAILING BUS LANE DETECTION USING SYNDROME ANALYSIS - Failing bus lane detection using syndrome analysis, including a method for receiving a plurality of syndromes of an error detection code, the error detection code associated with a plurality of frames that have been transmitted on a bus that includes a plurality of lanes and is protected by the error detection code. The method includes performing for each of the lanes in each of the syndromes: decoding the syndrome under an assumption that the lane is a failing lane, the decoding outputting a decode result; determining if the decode result is a valid decode; and voting for the lane in response to determining that the decode result is a valid decode. A failing lane is then identified in response to the voting, with the failing lane being characterized by having more votes than at least one other lane on the bus.

2011-12-29

20110320922

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING HIGH SPEED SHARED CONTROL CHANNEL - A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) data are disclosed. For part 1 data encoding, a mask may be generated using a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) identity (ID) and a generator matrix with a maximum minimum Hamming distance. For part 2 data encoding, cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits are generated based on part 1 data and part 2 data. The number of CRC bits is less than the WTRU ID. The CRC bits and/or the part 2 data are masked with a mask. The mask may be a WTRU ID or a punctured WTRU ID of length equal to the CRC bits. The mask may be generated using the WTRU ID and a generator matrix with a maximum minimum Hamming distance. The masking may be performed after encoding or rate matching.

2011-12-29

20110320923

Method, Apparatus, Processor-Readable Media and Signals for Acquiring and Presenting Acquired Multimedia Content - The present invention provides a method, apparatus, processor-readable medium and signals for building a presentation by receiving user input identifying multimedia content to be included in a presentation and copying multimedia content identified by such user-input from a multimedia source to memory, for access by a presentation application. Copying may involve copying multimedia content from an application while the application is using the multimedia content. There is also provided a method, apparatus, processor-readable medium and signals for providing a presentation by identifying multimedia content previously identified by a user as to be included in the presentation and accessing and presenting at least some of the multimedia content previously identified by the user.

2011-12-29

20110320924

HANDWRITTEN PAPER-BASED INPUT DIGITAL RECORD MANAGEMENT - A handwritten paper-based input digital record management system and method to facilitate record management by directly accepting handwritten pen-based data input on ordinary paper forms. A user places a paper form on the digitizing surface of a digital computing device and then fill outs the form using handwritten input. A digital version of the handwritten form is simultaneously generated and presented on the screen of the computing device. Embodiments of the system and method also provide instantaneous form updating for any current data and reports any upcoming information that may be needed in the future. This mitigates the need for remote processing of the form. Moreover, embodiments of the system and method enforce completeness of the form and ensure that all necessary sections of the form are completed. Embodiments of the system and method also provide error correction by reconciling any invalidated data found during verification.

2011-12-29

20110320925

USER INTERFACE WITH INBOX MODE AND DOCUMENT MODE FOR SINGLE INPUT WORK FLOW ROUTING - A user interface for a portable computing device provides two modes of operation. In a first mode, an inbox of all documents accessible by the portable computing device are presented. Each of the items in the inbox is selectable, and if selected, the user interface transitions to a second document presentation mode. In the document presentation mode, the user may annotate the document and upon providing a single input (selecting a submit button), the system automatically forwards the document (including the annotations) to the next state in the workflow. If the user transitions back to the inbox mode from the document presentation mode, no action is taken on the document but the strokes are stored with the document on the portable computing device.

2011-12-29

20110320926

GENERATING XML SCHEMAS FOR XML DOCUMENT - The present invention is directed to implementing methods and systems for automatically defining XML document rules by generating an XML schema for a given XML document to an extent that the schema can be generated without human intervention. Further, developers working on XML technologies are benefited by this solution as it provides a simple way of generating a skeletal schema based on an XML document. The XML document based on which the schema is to be generated may be well formed and can use a namespace. Generation of the schema may include the following three phases: 1) Gathering information, 2) Parsing the XML document, and 3) Building the schema.

2011-12-29

20110320927

Methods and Apparatus Utilizing XooML: Cross (X) Tool Markup Language - Methods and apparatus are presented related to one or more cross-tool markup language (XooML) fragments. A document including a XooML fragment is assembled. A XooML fragment includes tool-independent attribute(s) and tool-dependent attribute(s). The document is presented. A selection of a portion of the presented document is received. The selected portion of the document corresponds with an associated XooML fragment. In response to the selection, an item is presented that corresponds to the selected portion of the document. The item can be presented using a software tool such as the herein-described Planz or by another XooML-capable software tool. A tool-independent attribute of the associated XooML fragment specifies the item. The software tool is configured to present the item based on one or more tool-dependent attributes of the XooML fragment.

2011-12-29

20110320928

INFORMATION TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information transmission apparatus generates a web page showing information of the information transmission apparatus and containing image data indicating a common screen with a screen to be displayed on a display unit provided in the information transmission apparatus, and transmits the generated web page to an information processing apparatus in response to a request from the information processing apparatus. Further, in a case where the screen to be displayed on the display unit is one of a plurality of relevant screens, the information transmission apparatus acquires image data of each of the relevant screens, and generates the web page containing the image data of each of the acquired screens.

2011-12-29

20110320929

Construction and analysis of markup language document representing computing architecture having computing elements - A markup language document representing computing elements of a computing architecture, such as data storage elements of a data storage architecture, is constructed and analyzed. A first computing element contained by a second computing element is represented; a first tag of the document corresponding to the first computing element is nested within a second tag of the markup language document corresponding to the second computing element. A non-containing/contained relationship from the first computing element to a third computing element is also represented; a pointer tag of the document corresponding to the data access path is nested within the first tag, and references a third tag of the document corresponding to the third computing element. Get-pointer-node and get-child-node application programming interfaces for the markup language are called to traverse among containing/contained relationships. Pointer tags are followed to traverse among non-containing/contained relationships. Redundant attributes among the relationships can thus be detected.

2011-12-29

20110320930

METHOD AND MEANS FOR IDENTIFYING VALUABLE DOCUMENTS - A method and means for identifying valuable documents is proposed. Wherein the method includes the following steps: collect multi-mode information of the valuable document to be identified, according to the pre-generated fusion strategy and the multi-mode information of the valuable document to be identified, identify the valuable document to be identified and obtain identification results. Through the embodiment of the present invention, identifying valuable documents based on the multi-mode information is implemented, and the identified reliability

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING PHOTOBOOKS - A method for producing a photo album includes providing a library of page layouts, selecting a first group of one or more images to be placed in the first page of the photo album, selecting a second group of one or more images to be placed in the second page of the photo album, graphically displaying the first group of one or more images within a first border that represents a first page, graphically displaying the second group of one or more images within a second border that represents a second page, automatically selecting a first page layout from the library of page layouts, and automatically placing the first group of one or more images into the one or more image receiving areas in the first page layout to produce the first page in the photo album.

2011-12-29

20110320933

EDITING APPARATUS, LAYOUT EDITING METHOD PERFORMED BY EDITING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A region used as a reference for laying out objects selected on a page is set as a closed region within a predetermined region so as not to include an unselected object. The closed region is enlarged until it contacts on either an object that exists outside the closed region and is not selected or an edge of the predetermined region, and the enlarged closed region is determined as a layout region. A template into which the selected objects can be laid out is retrieved from multiple pre-stored templates, and the selected objects are embedded into the retrieved template.

2011-12-29

20110320934

User selection of flaw present within digitally scanned document - A page of a digitally scanned document and graphical user interface elements (GUI) are displayed. Each GUI element corresponds to a potential flaw within the page and includes an example image of the potential flaw. After the GUI elements are displayed, a user is permitted to select a user-detected flaw present within the page of the digitally scanned document by selecting one of the GUI elements.

2011-12-29

20110320935

AUTOMATIC ATTACHMENT OF A CAPTURED IMAGE TO A DOCUMENT BASED ON CONTEXT - A portable computing device for automatic attachment of a captured image to a document being displayed triggered by the act of capturing the image is disclosed. A new page is added to the current document being reviewed and displayed on the portable computing device, and then the image and metadata are attached in that new page. In other variations, the document includes metadata having a location at which images may be stored and upon capture the image, the captured image is stored at the metadata location.

2011-12-29

20110320936

METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR ENABLING N-WAY COLLABORATIVE WORK OVER A NETWORK OF COMPUTERS - Method, software, and system for efficiently enabling n-way collaborative work using common software over a network of computers. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each participant in a collaborative session starts up a common software application, which includes a collaboration component. This collaboration component is used to establish a common session that includes all interested parties. The collaboration component replicates operations performed on any one instance of said application to all other instances participating in the same session, so the effect is as if all members of the session were sharing a single instance of the application on a single computer. In one aspect, the collaboration component also supports broadcast of audio and video over a computer network, to enable session participants to see and/or hear each other, and further includes other features that support collaborative work.

2011-12-29

20110320937

EDITING APPARATUS, EDITING METHOD PERFORMED BY EDITING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A template in which an object is editable is acquired, and it is determined whether the size of an object targeted for editing is different from a corresponding object size defined in the template. If it is determined that the sizes are different, the acquired object is modified in accordance with the size defined in the template and embedded into the template. As a consequence of the object being embedded into the template, a difference between the size defined in the template and the size of the acquired object is calculated, and an evaluation based on the difference is output.

2011-12-29

20110320938

DYNAMIC TEXT ADJUSTMENT IN A USER INTERFACE ELEMENT - This is directed to efficiently identifying alternative display attributes for displaying text in a display region when default display attributes are inadequate for displaying the text. Many electronic device user interfaces are designed based on text in a default language. When interfaces are translated for use in other languages, the translated interfaces can include words or phrases that are longer than the corresponding text in the initial language. To quickly find an adequate, alternate display attribute for the longer text (e.g., a new font size), the electronic device can calculate assumed reduced text box sizes for displaying the text should display attributes of the text be reduced. The electronic device can select an adequate reduced text box, and reduce the display attributes by an amount corresponding to the reduced text box.

2011-12-29

20110320939

Electronic Device for Providing a Visual Representation of a Resizable Widget Associated with a Contacts Database - There is disclosed an electronic device and method for providing a visual representation of a contact widget. The electronic device includes a display and an input component. A display provides a first representation of the contact widget including a first quantity of task representations. An input component then detects a resizing action of the contact widget. Thereafter, display provides a second representation of the contact widget, different from the first representation, including a second quantity of task representations in response to detecting the resizing action of the contact widget.

2011-12-29

20110320940

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF SWITCHING WORKING MODES - An electronic device includes a touch screen, a user interface module, a detecting module and a process module. The user interface module is configured to create a user interface on the touch screen. A number of hidden active areas are defined in the user interface. A detecting module is configured to detect if the hidden active areas are touched and in what order. A process module is configured to switch the user interface from an operation mode to a test mode after the hidden active areas are touched in a predetermined sequence.

2011-12-29

20110320941

STEREOSCOPIC 3D CONTENT AUTO-FORMAT-ADAPTER MIDDLEWARE FOR STREAMING CONSUMPTION FROM INTERNET - Stereoscopic (3D) content streaming on PC from internet may become a commonplace practice. However, expecting a user to learn which formats and eyewear type to select for a particular display configuration type may be a challenge. Embodiments automatically discovers the PC system configuration and content formats being delivered, and using content-to-display format matching, adapts the content for best viewing quality for the user. The interactive application backed by a library instructs the user to setup the viewing configuration and conditions for optimum quality, removing the confusion choices can produce otherwise.

2011-12-29

20110320942

Computer Program and Methods for Automatically Initializing an Audio Controller - A computer program of the type commonly known as a “wizard” is disclosed that initializes user interface software for controlling an audio conferencing device. The wizard allows the desired audio inputs (e.g., microphone, telephones, etc.) and audio outputs (speakers, recording devices, etc.) to be chosen by an audio system administrator. Thereafter, the wizard allows an audio conferencing device (or devices) to be chosen by the administrator, or allows such a device(s) to be optimally chosen dependent upon the chosen inputs and outputs. The wizard then maps the inputs and outputs to the input and output ports on the audio conferencing device. When the administrator finishes the wizard, the wizard computes the mapping parameters and other audio-optimizing parameters for the selected inputs and outputs. These parameters are then loaded into the user interface software automatically.

2011-12-29

20110320943

Process and Apparatus for Computer Training - An adaptive and interactive training system and method is provided. The system provides training content to a user of an application program based upon a variety of factors. The system selects the training content based upon the user's individualized needs vis-à-vis an application program. The system may customize the training sent to the user by evaluating the user's actual interaction with the application program, the user's personal profile and the group profile of groups to which the user belongs.

2011-12-29

20110320944

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR GENERATING AN INTEGRATED USER INTERFACE - Methods and apparatuses are provided for generating an integrated user interface. A method may include obtaining, in a client apparatus, first user interface information generated by a client application residing on the client apparatus. The method may further include obtaining, in the client apparatus, second user interface information generated by a server application residing on a remote server apparatus. The method may additionally include combining the first and second user interface information to generate an integrated application user interface. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.

2011-12-29

20110320945

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTUITIVE NAVIGATION OF A MEDIA PROGRAM - A jog control for navigating a media program having a plurality of frames and a method for using the navigation control is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the control comprises a radial control at one of a plurality of user-selectable radial distances from a center of the jog control, the radial distance indicative of a jog control scale factor, wherein selection of the radial control selects and fixes the jog control scale factor until the control area is unselected, and wherein rotation of the selected radial control about a center of the jog control commands navigation through the plurality of media program frames at a rate determined by the selected jog control scale factor and an angular rate of the selected radial control about the center of the jog control.

2011-12-29

20110320946

PAY-PER-PLAY AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM WITH TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE - An audiovisual reproduction system triggered by payment from a user is developed around a microprocessor device. The system includes memory containing, in compressed digital form, audio and visual information , and a display and digital audio reproduction unit, for creating a multimedia environment. The display includes a video monitor and an interactive user interface which reacts to external events and translates the external events for a multitasking operating system as events activating, via a graphical module of a library of integrated tools and services, a display of windows or frames providing control of physical operating parameters of the audiovisual reproduction system. The external events includes at least a down-event where the user contacts a representation displayed on the touch screen, selecting a parameter to modify, and an up-event where the use breaks contact with the screen, which triggers modification of the selected parameter, saving the parameter in the memory.

DISPLAY APPARATUS AND USER INTERFACE PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A UI providing method includes inputting a user signal to select one from among a plurality of modes corresponding to an arrangement of a video wall system, inputting screen setup information corresponding to the mode selected according to the user signal, and displaying a video wall setup UI window to configure settings of a video wall system screen according to the inputted screen setup information. Accordingly, it is possible to configure a video wall system easily.

2011-12-29

20110320949

Gesture Recognition Apparatus, Gesture Recognition Method and Program - There is provided a gesture recognition apparatus including a recognition unit for recognizing a gesture based on a set of gesture information input in a given input period, a prediction unit for predicting the gesture from halfway input gesture information among the set of gesture information, and a notification unit for notifying a user of prediction information about the result of predicting the gesture. A user can confirm what kind of gesture is recognized by continuing to input gesture information through a notification of the prediction information.

2011-12-29

20110320950

User Driven Audio Content Navigation - Systems and associated methods configured to provide user-driven audio content navigation for the spoken web are described. Embodiments allow users to skim audio for content that seems to be of relevance to the user, similar to visual skimming of standard web pages, and mark point of interest within the audio. Embodiments provide techniques for navigating audio content while interacting with information systems in a client-server environment, where the client device can be a simple, standard telephone.

NETWORK DEVICE CAPABLE OF EDITING AND CONFIGURING SETTING INFORMATION, DEVICE CONTROLLER, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A network system enables a common setting information item and different setting information items on a plurality of network devices to be displayed, and collectively configured and edited on a Web browser on a PC. The device controller accesses a network device to acquire and display setting information on network devices. The accessed network device collects setting information from the other network devices via a network in response to the access from the device controller, generates one HTML file based on the collected setting information, and transmits the HTML file to the device controller. The setting information configured or edited on the device controller is broken up into respective sets of setting information on the network devices, and is transmitted to the other network devices as HTML files, to cause the setting information to be reflected thereon.

2011-12-29

20110320953

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING A USER INTERFACE VIA PARTITION STREAMING - Various methods for projecting a user interface via multiple encoded streams are provided. One example method includes generating first and at least second data streams. The data included in the first and second data streams may be configured to cause respective partitions of a unified user interface image to be displayed. The example method may also include generating fiducial information indicating at least a location for displaying the data of the first data streams on a display. The example method may also include causing the first data stream, the second data stream, and the fiducial information to be transmitted from an apparatus to a remote environment for displaying the first partition of the unified user interface image and the second partition of the unified user interface image on a display of the remote environment. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided.

2011-12-29

20110320954

RELATED WEB FEED CORRELATION WITH DYNAMIC CONTENT ACCESS - At least one element of received first feed content of a first feed is determined by a computer client device to include a first feed correlation identifier. The first feed correlation identifier identifies a portion of a second feed associated with the at least one element of the received first feed content. The received first feed content is displayed with a first selectable user interface element associated with the at least one element of the received first feed content determined to include the first feed correlation identifier. A selection of the first selectable user interface element is detected. In response to detecting the selection of the first selectable user interface element, a feed server is queried for the portion of the second feed identified by the first feed correlation identifier.

2011-12-29

20110320955

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACCESSING A RESOURCE WITH MULTIPLE USER IDENTITIES - Systems and methods for providing concurrent access to a resource via multiple user identities via a single client entity. The client entity is allowed access to the resource utilizing a first user identity. An attempt to access the resource with the client entity utilizing a second user identity is detected. The second user identity is a child identity of the first user identity. The attempt to access the resource is restructured as an attempt to access the resource with a third user identity that is not a child identity of the first user identity. The restructured request is forwarded to the resource using the third user entity to access the resource. A response from the resource is restructured as a response to the client entity accessing the resource utilizing the second user identity. The restructured response is sent to the client entity accessing the resource utilizing the second user identity.

2011-12-29

20110320956

INTERACTION BETWEEN ADS AND APPLICATIONS - Various technologies, methods, systems, processes, and compositions of matter pertaining to advertisements, and advertisement interactions with users and applications may be described. A single advertisement may be selected for a user based on a single lookup of the user profile at an advertisement server. The advertisement server may send a single adget to the user. This single adget is then seamlessly used on multiple devices. Each device may automatically select a different View of the advertisement. Each device may automatically render a different Actions as supported by a device.

2011-12-29

20110320957

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING USAGE PATTERNS AND CUSTOMIZING A GRAPHIC INTERFACE FOR INDIVIDUAL USERS - A method employing software running on a data processor for producing and displaying customized home pages for internet users. The software using established criteria tracks usage by individual users and generates internet home pages for individual users customized to their usage. The system may be configured to run on a local user computer and display, or may be configured to run on a remote server and communicate with the user through a local electronic interface.

2011-12-29

20110320958

CONFERENCE RECAP AND RECORDING - A method, system, and device are provided for presenting event views via a calendaring application or the like. In particular, the event view is alterable depending upon whether or not the event currently being viewed is a past event or not. Past events may posses additional attributes not possessed by other events and, therefore, the presentation of a past event and the information related thereto may differ from the presentation of other events.

2011-12-29

20110320959

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME INSPECTION INFORMATION RECORDING AND REPORTING - A method and system for delivery and display of a completed inspection report to a recipient listed in a recipient list, the recipient associated with a recipient address, the recipient list associated with a respective inspection template, the respective one inspection template selectable from a plurality of inspection templates accessible at the computing device. The method comprises invoking, for display at a user interface display screen of the computing device, a current inspection template, the current inspection template including a plurality of data fields reflecting a current status of an inspection job; populating at least one data field of the plurality of data fields of the current inspection template to create a completed inspection report; encapsulating the completed inspection report into a message, the message configured according to a pre-specified message communication format; and dispatching the message to the at least one recipient address of the recipient list.

2011-12-29

20110320960

FLEXIBLE AUTOMATIC REPLY FEATURES FOR TEXT MESSAGING - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing automatic reply features that send a personalized reply message to a sender of a text message. In one embodiment, a system includes a network interface that receives information on a text message sent to a recipient that has activated an automatic reply feature. The system further includes a control system that processes the text message information to identify a sender of the text message, selects a reply message predefined by the recipient based on the sender of the text message, and sends the selected reply message to the sender of the text message through the network interface.

2011-12-29

20110320961

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING VIRTUAL WORKSPACES - An approach is provided for sharing the virtual workspaces of a plurality of user devices. One of the plurality of devices is designated as the only active device. The active device submits an update of the virtual workspace of the active device. Then an update of the virtual workspaces of the other devices is initiated that includes the workspace of the active device. A request from one of the other devices to become active is granted and the previously active device is undesignated as active.

2011-12-29

20110320962

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - Display of a pointer on the display screen of a display output apparatus is controlled in accordance with first pointing information obtained from an input apparatus. Second pointing information obtained from an input apparatus of an information processing apparatus at another site connected via a network is received from the information processing apparatus at the other site. Control is performed on display of the received second pointing information regarding the display screen of the display output apparatus. A dedicated window for displaying the second pointing information is displayed in the foreground with respect to other windows displayed on the display screen.

2011-12-29

20110320963

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE USER ACCESS TO MEDIA DEVICES IN A CONNECTED PLATFORM ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods are presented for utilizing multiple communication channels to determine whether a media device is nearby and whether the nearby media device is a media device associated with a user request. In some embodiments, user input devices may be equipped with IR and RF transceivers. IR signals may be used to determine whether the user input device is in the vicinity of a media device. When a user requests an application or screen sharing of a media device different from the local media device, the user input device may activate the RF transceiver to handle the communications with the other media device. In some embodiments, access to a media device may be prevented for one user when the media device is already providing access to a different user.

2011-12-29

20110320964

REAL-TIME PREVIEW OF UNIFORM RESOURCE IDENTIFIER ADDRESSABLE DYNAMIC CONTENT - The disclosure identifies a dynamic content associated with a content provider that can be a portion of markup content which automatically changes over time and can be user-interactive. The dynamic content can be a uniform resource identifier (URI) addressable content. The dynamic content can be received from the content provider. A preview of the dynamic content can be presented in real-time within a markup renderable canvas of an interface. The preview can be uniformly scaled and the dynamic content within the preview can be non-interactive and can be unmodified by the receiving and presenting.

2011-12-29

20110320965

DYNAMICALLY RESPONSIVE VIRTUAL CHARACTERS - Methods for conducting a virtual simulation are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request to generate a virtual simulation between a user and a virtual character, generating the virtual simulation for the user that includes the virtual character, and determining a desired outcome from the user within the virtual simulation. The method also includes selecting a strategy, from among a plurality of strategies, for achieving the desired outcome from the user, selecting an enactment for the selected strategy, from among a plurality of enactments, for the virtual character to execute to achieve the desired outcome from the user in the virtual simulation, and controlling the virtual character to execute the selected enactment for the selected strategy to achieve the desired outcome from the user in the virtual simulation. Systems, graphical user interfaces, and machine-readable media are also provided.

2011-12-29

20110320966

NETWORKED COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING AND OPERATING IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to interactive virtual reality networked computer systems and methods that facilitate communication and operation in a virtual reality environment. The virtual reality networked computer system has an infrastructure that includes a number of users, hosts and servers. The interconnected hosts and servers allow users to effectively locate, activate, access and interact within virtual reality environments in a variety of different ways. For example, users can establish user groups such that interaction within the virtual reality environment occurs between hosts (accessed by users) without the need of a central or dedicated server.

2011-12-29

20110320967

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENTERPRISE BRANDED APPLICATION FRAMEWORKS FOR MOBILE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTS - An application framework for mobile devices may provide a variety of application modules directed towards enterprise brand extension. The application modules are organized into five main categories: (1) featured, (2) community, (3) play/engage, (4) media, and (5) shop. The “featured” category may allow enterprises to push specific content onto its consumers. The “community” category may allow enterprises to leverage social networks and consumer communities that build and expand around their brands. The “play/engage” category may allow enterprises to offer compelling value and engaging utility to its customers. The “media” category may allow enterprises to entertain, inform, and educate consumers about brands through media content. The “shop” category may allow enterprises to facilitate electronic commerce with its customers. Further application analytics may be utilized by aggregating affiliate, sales, or usage data, etc. to better drive new revenue streams and optimize the return on investment associated with sales, promotion and advertising efforts.

2011-12-29

20110320968

SHARED USER INTERFACE SERVICES FRAMEWORK - This disclosure provides various embodiments for providing UI services. An application-independent, reusable UI framework receives a request from a first application, to perform a first operation on a first set of data relating to presentation of the first set of data on a UI. A subset of the first set of data is received from a data provider independent of the UI framework. At least one first service is identified in response, the first service hosted by the UI framework and adapted to perform the first operation on the first set of data. The first operation is performed on the subset of the first set of data using the at least one identified first service to produce a first processed set of data adapted for presentation on a UI of the first application. The first processed set of data is sent to the first application.

2011-12-29

20110320969

APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN INTERACTIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - Provided is a three-dimensional (3D) object processing apparatus. The apparatus is capable of interacting with a user and utilizes a stereoscopic effect of a 3D user interface (UI) as information. The apparatus includes a combination of various units, including but not limited to, a display panel, a sensing unit and control unit to effectuate interaction between a user and a 3D object sourced from the apparatus.

2011-12-29

20110320970

Method And System For Controlling A User Interface Of A Software Application - A method and system for controlling a user interface of a software application which is executed in a runtime environment are disclosed which are easy to implement and manage, yet at the same are also flexible. It is provided according to at least one embodiment of the invention to store in relation to at least one element of the user interface within the scope of the application or a configuration file assigned thereto a specification defining the type and attributes of the at least one element. After the start of the application, the at least one element is then created in accordance with the associated specification by an element control module that is separate from the application.

2011-12-29

20110320971

CROSS-DOMAIN BUSINESS SERVICE MANAGEMENT - Systems, methods, and machine readable and executable instructions are provided for cross-domain business service management. Cross-domain business service management can include receiving event indications from domains. The event indications can be standardized into standardized event indications independent of domain manager or domain-specific syntax. The standardized event indications can be aggregated into aggregated event indications. A number of domain-specific descriptive semantic attributes of the aggregated event indications can be runtime analyzed. The aggregated event indications can be mapped to respective health indicators based on the runtime analysis, where each of the respective health indicators represents a health aspect of one of the domains. The respective health indicators can be displayed on a user interface.

2011-12-29

20110320972

METHOD AND SYSTEM USING HEURISTICS IN PERFORMING BATCH UPDATES OF RECORDS - Computer method and apparatus processing batch changes to a plurality of records employs heuristics. The system includes a computer based source of a plurality of records subject to a batch update. Each record in the plurality has respective meta data information. A computer processor projects application of changes forming the batch update in one record of the plurality. The processor applies heuristics including noting metadata information of the one record impacting changes to each record in the plurality. Using the noted metadata information and heuristics, the system further projects application of the batch update changes to remaining records in the plurality. A preview display of the projected results of the batch changes allows the user to commit, modify or revert batch updates per record.

2011-12-29

20110320973

METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT - An electronic device processes received messages, such as text messages, text-based emails, and push notifications, received by the electronic device. The electronic device extracts event information from the received messages. The electronic device enters the extracted event information in a calendar system of the electronic device.

2011-12-29

20110320974

METHOD AND SYSTEM HAVING A VIRTUAL KEYBOARD ON DEVICES WITH SIZE LIMITED TOUCH SCREEN - A method for providing and using a touch screen to enter letters or symbols which form a desired word entry input to a smart mobile device includes a touch screen display configured to display one of a plurality of regions of a replicated standard keyboard display. Key buttons are displayed in the one of the plurality of regions to provide a key button size substantially similar to at least half the size of an average human finger.

2011-12-29

20110320975

INPUTTING SYMBOLS INTO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A TOUCH-SCREEN - A graphical user interface for inputting symbols into an electronic device having a touch-screen, especially a portable consumer device like a terminal for use in a mobile communication network according to GSM, GPRS, UMTS and/or LTE standard, including a display for representing a plurality of selectable keys of a keyboard on the touch-screen, the keys associated with symbols of a symbol set, and mapping for selecting a symbol in response to a user input using a one of the keys associated with symbols of a symbol set, the graphical user interface providing for inputting symbols into the electronic device with kinemimic gestics, realising an input of symbols with direction inducing gestics. Further described is a method for inputting symbols into an electronic device having a touch-screen, and an electronic device including a graphical user interface for inputting symbols into the electronic device according to the described method.

2011-12-29

20110320976

POSITION BAR AND BOOKMARK FUNCTION - A graphic user interface combines a position bar for moving between pages in a document and with a page bookmarking or referencing function. The position bar includes a selectable box that can be used to set a reference mark on a particular page of a document. The user interface also interprets input near the position bar to change the page to the page of the reference mark when the input is within a predefined range of the reference mark.

2011-12-29

20110320977

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GROUP OPERATION THEREIN - A mobile terminal and method of controlling a group operation therein are disclosed, by which tasks can be controlled with ease in a manner of designating one or more tasks to a task group in case of performing the one or more tasks simultaneously. The present invention includes a memory storing a task group including one or more tasks and a controller executing the one or more tasks belonging to the task group by a task group operation. And, the one or more tasks belonging to the task group are set to be correlated to each other. Moreover, if the one or more tasks belonging to the task group are executed by the task group operation, the controller simultaneously controls the one or more tasks by a single control operation.

2011-12-29

20110320978

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TOUCHSCREEN GESTURE RECOGNITION OVERLAY - Methods and devices provide a user interface featuring a gesture recognition overlay suitable for the small display of a mobile device equipped with a touchscreen user input/display. Such a gesture recognition overlay functionality may enable users to enter alphanumeric text and edit text by performing simple gestures on an overlay presented above other images on the touchscreen display. By providing a larger area for accepting user input touch gestures as well as presenting menus, the various embodiments facilitate text entry and editing operations on the relatively small area of most mobile device touchscreen displays. A variety of functions may be correlated to user inputs within the gesture recognition overlay, and various operating modes may be included in the functionality, such as a text selection mode and a toolbar menu mode.

2011-12-29

20110320979

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A TO-DO ITEM BASED ON SELECTION OF A FUNCTION TO BE PERFORMED BY AN APPLICATION - An apparatus may include a to-do item creator configured to create a to-do item based on selection of a function to be performed by an application using an operational characteristic. An application multi-tasking module may allow for multi-tasking of applications as well as movement of applications from a multi-tasking environment to a to-do item list. Further, a to-do item manager may manage the to-do item list and/or allow the user to select a to-do item to thereby perform the function with the application using the operational characteristic. Accordingly, creation and use of to-do items may be simplified.

2011-12-29

20110320980

Electronic Device for Providing a Visual Representation of a Widget Associated with a Contacts Database - There is disclosed a method of an electronic device for providing a visual representation of a contact widget, in which the electronic device includes a display and an input component associated with the display. A display provides a contact widget including positions for task representations. An input component then detects selection of a particular position of the contact widget. Next, the input component detects selection of a particular task of a contact list associated with the contact widget. Thereafter, the display provides a representation of the particular task at the particular position.

2011-12-29

20110320981

STATUS-ORIENTED MOBILE DEVICE - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for providing a status-oriented mobile device. A user interface (UI) is provided that concurrently presents a plurality of user-related status-oriented sections in a display of the mobile device. The respective status-oriented sections are provided to be organized in a cylindrical representation as a cylinder, where the UI presents elements of the sections in the display as views of the cylinder.

2011-12-29

20110320982

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING AN APPLICATION ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and system for activating an application on a portable electronic device are disclosed. A method of activating an application on a portable electronic device includes displaying a plurality of elements on a display device of the portable electronic device, wherein each element of the plurality of elements is associated with a respective application of a plurality of applications. In response to a first user interaction with a user interface component of the portable electronic device, changing an appearance of a first element of the plurality of elements, wherein the first element is associated with a first application of the plurality of applications. In response to a second user interaction with the user interface component, activating the first application. The first user interaction includes a user interaction along a first axis, and wherein the second user interaction includes a user interaction along a second axis.

2011-12-29

20110320983

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING STEREOSCOPIC MENU DISPLAY, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method and system for controlling stereoscopic menu display and a mobile communication terminal are provided. Wherein, the method includes: generating and displaying a stereoscopic menu including icons; obtaining a moving track inputted by a user; determining the corresponding rotation tangent planes, rotation directions and rotation speed of the icons in the stereoscopic menu according to coordinates of various points; controlling each icons in the stereoscopic menu to rotate in rotation direction at the rotation speed on the corresponding rotation tangent planes; detecting whether a recovery signal inputted by the user is received, if yes, controlling the stereoscopic menu recovery display according to the icon recovery signal. The present invention, which is based on the moving track inputted on an interface including the stereoscopic menu displayed in an external display unit by the user, determines the rotation tangent planes and rotation direction of each icons in the stereoscopic menu, and controls each icons in the stereoscopic menu to rotate in the determined, rotation directions on the determined corresponding rotation tangent planes respectively, thus enabling a flexible, variable and fun interface display.

2011-12-29

20110320984

Selectable Parent and Submenu Object Display Method - Selectable objects in a computer display are arranged in a cascading menu including parent menu and submenu objects in which an activation area is provided in association with each submenu displayed which spans between the submenu and the associated parent menu object. The activation area provides the function of maintaining display of a submenu associated with a selected parent menu object while the cursor remains in contact with the activation area. An override function is provided to minimize trapping of the cursor within the activation area. The shape of the activation area is generally triangular with opposing side edges extending from an apex and the parent object being curved inwardly towards one another to also minimize trapping. The characteristics of the activation area can also be varied according to user motion patterns.